emtre

What emtre does

EMTRE (Entitat Metropolitana per al Tractament de Residus) is a public metropolitan waste treatment entity operating under the Àrea Metropolitana de València, responsible for waste management across 45 municipalities and approximately 1.6 million inhabitants. Its infrastructure portfolio includes fixed ecoparcs (recycling drop-off centers), mobile ecoparcs that rotate across municipalities, landfills, treatment plants, valorization plants, and composting facilities. In 2025 the network processed 601,343 tonnes of waste, diverted 69,824 tonnes of organic matter through selective collection, and recorded 540,000 citizen visits to its ecoparcs.

The entity's core operational lines are: (i) ecoparc-based citizen waste disposal, (ii) municipal solid waste treatment and valorization, (iii) organic-matter composting, and (iv) environmental education delivered through the Emtreduca program, formalized at metro scale through the first metropolitan environmental education days on June 16, 2026. Citizen-facing technology is limited to iOS and Android applications providing ecoparc information, geolocation, and TAMER tax management, complemented by an online payment channel for self-deposit services.

EMTRE finances operations primarily through the TAMER (Tax Metropolitana pel Tractament i Eliminació de Residus), a mandatory metropolitan levy in force since 2008, supplemented by self-deposit fees (€138.82/tonne for treatment and elimination, €96/tonne for treatment only) and emergency allocations such as the €5 million in Generalitat Valenciana funding under discussion for DANA disaster waste response. The 2026 operating budget is set at €107 million. EMTRE is a public-sector monopoly with no private competitors inside its service territory and no equity funding or VC backing.

Name

emtre

Legal name

Entitat Metropolitana per al Tractament de Residus

Website

https://emtre.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EMTRE is a public metropolitan waste treatment entity serving 45 municipalities and 1.6 million inhabitants in the Valencia Metropolitan Area, operating ecoparcs, composting plants, valorization facilities, and an environmental education program funded primarily by the mandatory TAMER tax.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recycling & E-Waste Collection/Hauling (HSAKALAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Recycling centers
• Waste treatment services
• Environmental education
• Composting facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

València

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EMTRE operates a metropolitan waste management system for the Valencia Metropolitan Area, providing treatment and recovery of municipal solid waste through a network of fixed and mobile ecoparcs (recycling centers), treatment plants, valorization plants, and composting facilities. It funds these services primarily through the mandatory Tamer tax charged to households and economic activities across 45 municipalities serving 1.6 million inhabitants, processing approximately 601,343 tonnes of waste annually.

Product overview

EMTRE (Entitat Metropolitana per al Tractament de Residus) is a public entity managing metropolitan waste treatment across 45 municipalities in the Valencia Metropolitan Area, serving 1.6 million inhabitants. The organization operates a unified service portfolio centered on waste management infrastructure and services: Ecoparcs (fixed and mobile recycling centers) form the collection network; the EMTRE Mobile Application enables citizens to register recycling visits and receive Tamer tax discounts; the Tamer tax system provides the financing mechanism for treatment and disposal services; Emtreduca delivers environmental education programs; and waste treatment plants process approximately 601,343 tonnes annually. The 2026 budget stands at €107 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Emtreduca: Environmental education program offering activities, workshops, and visits for schoolchildren and citizens.

Products and services

• Ecoparcs (Fixed and Mobile Recycling Centers) Network of fixed and mobile recycling centers across the Valencia Metropolitan Area where citizens can properly dispose of various waste types including glass, plastics, paper, metals, organic waste, electronics, and furniture. The network processes approximately 540,000 visits annually.
• EMTRE Mobile Application Mobile application for iOS and Android enabling citizens to register visits to ecoparcs via QR code, track recycling history, locate fixed and mobile ecoparcs, and earn bonuses applied as discounts on the Tamer tax.
• Tamer (Metropolitan Waste Treatment Tax) Mandatory tax for the metropolitan waste treatment and disposal service, applicable to both private households and economic activities across the Valencia Metropolitan Area. The tax is regulated by fiscal ordinance published in the Official Provincial Gazette of Valencia.
• Emtreduca (Environmental Education Program) Environmental education initiative offering activities, workshops, and facility visits for schoolchildren and the general public to promote recycling awareness and proper waste management practices.
• Waste Treatment and Valorization Services Processing of urban waste through treatment plants including recovery of recyclable materials (glass, plastics, paper, metals, bricks), bio-stabilized material, agricultural compost, and residual waste sent to landfill. Processes approximately 601,343 tonnes annually.
• Tamer Self-Deposit Fee (Own Means) Fee for self-haulers who deposit solid urban waste through their own means at EMTRE facilities. Priced at €138.82 per tonne for treatment and elimination, and €96.00 per tonne for treatment only.

Quantifiable outcome

• 601,343 tonnes of waste treated annually
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Urbaser: Spanish municipal waste management company offering collection, treatment, recycling, composting, and landfill services to local authorities — closely aligned with EMTRE's integrated service portfolio for metropolitan-area clients.
• FCC Medio Ambiente: Spain's largest private waste management operator, providing collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal services across municipalities — directly comparable to EMTRE in service mix, though operating at national scale with private-sector governance.
• PreZero España (formerly Ferrovial Servicios): Spanish arm of PreZero Group providing municipal and industrial waste collection, recycling, treatment, and disposal — competing with EMTRE for metropolitan and municipal contracts across Spain.
• CESPA (Suez España): Spanish waste management subsidiary of Suez providing urban waste collection, treatment, and disposal services — a direct competitor in the Spanish municipal waste services market where EMTRE operates.
• Valoriza (Sacyr): Spanish environmental services arm of Sacyr, active in municipal solid waste collection, treatment, and valorization — competing for the same metropolitan and municipal contracts as EMTRE.
• Consorci per a la Gestió dels Residus del Vallès Oriental: Catalan public consortium managing municipal waste treatment for multiple municipalities — a structurally similar public inter-municipal waste entity to EMTRE, differing only by geography.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia España: Spanish subsidiary of global environmental services giant Veolia, offering municipal waste collection and treatment as part of a broader water and energy services portfolio — broader scope than EMTRE but overlapping in metropolitan waste contracts.

Regional players

• Mancomunitat de l'Horta Sud: Neighboring inter-municipal public entity in the southern Valencia area covering waste and local services — comparable public governance model but smaller scale and partially overlapping territory with EMTRE's catchment.
• Agència de Residus de Catalunya: Catalan regional public agency overseeing waste management policy and treatment infrastructure — a public-sector counterpart to EMTRE at a regional rather than metropolitan level, with comparable regulatory and treatment-planning roles.

Others

• Ecoembes: Spanish non-profit packaging waste management system coordinating recycling collection and treatment across Spain — an ecosystem participant that interfaces with EMTRE's recycling streams rather than directly competing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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